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Population-based carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis of fragile X syndrome in East Asian populations

Journal

JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Volume 48, Issue 12, Pages 1104-1110

Publisher

SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.04.012

Keywords

AGG interruption; East Asian population; Fragile X syndrome; Population-based carrier screening; Prenatal diagnosis; Cost-effectiveness analysis

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [82071662]

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Carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis are essential for intervention in specific populations. The study confirmed the validity of the current threshold of CGG trinucleotide repeats for FMR1 categorization and the protective effect of AGG interruption in East Asian populations. Family history was shown not to be an effective indicator for FXS carrier screening in East Asian populations, and population-based screening was more cost-effective. This study provides insight into the largest carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis for FXS in East Asian populations and highlights the promising role of population-based carrier screening in FXS intervention.
Identification of carriers of fragile X syndrome (FXS) with the subsequent prenatal diagnosis and knowledge of FXS-associated genetic profiles are essential for intervention in specific populations. We report the results of carrier screening of 39,458 East Asian adult women and prenatal diagnosis from 87 FXS carriers. The prevalence of FXS carriers and full mutation fetuses was estimated to be 1/581 and 1/3124 in East Asian populations, respectively. We confirmed the validity of the current threshold of CGG trinucleotide repeats for FMR1 categorization; the integral risks of full mutation expansion were approximately 6.0%, 43.8%, and 100% for premutation alleles with 55-74, 75-89, and >= 90 CGG repeats, respectively. The protective effect of AGG (adenine-guanine-guanine nucleotides) interruption in East Asian populations was validated, which is important in protecting premutation alleles with 75-89 CGG repeats from full mutation expansion. Finally, family history was shown not an effective indicator for FXS carrier screening in East Asian populations, and population-based screening was more cost-effective. This study provides an insight into the largest carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis for FXS in East Asian populations to date. The FXS-associated genetic profiles of East Asian populations are delineated, and population-based carrier screening is shown to be promising for FXS intervention. Copyright (C) 2021, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Genetics Society of China. Published by Elsevier Limited and Science Press. All rights reserved.

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